The sex of 8 unborn children is to be determined today in a lab. What is the probability that 2 particular children (say the child of Elizabeth and the child of Maria) will be boys?
The sex of 8 unborn children is to be determined today in a lab. What is the probability that 2 particular children (say the child of Elizabeth and the child of Maria) will be boys?
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